I Do Like Them Dirty

Hi, Primmies:


On Wednesday I did a post about a wish list I had started. I listed some patterns from Victoria of Kentucky Primitives. Well, in the
post I made a comment about how I like Primitives and of course
my blog has primitives in it's title, but I said how some of them I
didn't make because they looked a bit on the 'dirty' side. WELL,
I take that back!! And this is one of the reasons why:

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~Upate: I  found the link for Kim Grasso's patterns. Click
Kim's Whims ~
Can you stand it? Isn't she ADORABLE? Her name is
"Miss Peabody" and she is designed by Kim Grasso. The
pattern and directions are in the March/April 2012 issue
of Create & Decorate. And she's a huge bunny. I don't know
exactly how big of a bunny she is but she's at least two feet
and maybe 8-9 inches, so she's close to one yard in length!
Now here's the fun part and what changed my mind about
being 'dirty'. Kim supplied some grunging instructions to
go along with the finish of Ms. Peabody and there are two
methods that she gives. Now I know everyone that does
extreme prims probably knows about the recipe(s) but I did
not know about this one ingredient: molasses! I had heard
about the coffee and spices and vanilla, and even brown
craft paint to make a nice deep stain, but molasses was
news to me. I think that this rabbit is going to be the sweetest
smelling prim I've ever made. Here is Kim Grasso's method
for grunge:
" add two tablespoons of instant coffee to every two cups
of boiling water in Mason jar; if desired, add 1/4 cup of
vanilla, 1/4 cup of molasses and a tablespoon each of ground
cinnamon, nutmeg, and/or cloves. Shake to mix and set aside".
Also, if using a spray bottle to apply she says to only use if
you aren't adding ground spices because they will clog your
spray nozzle. In that case paint the mixture on the rabbit,
undies and dress. Some of you like to paint the grunge on 
anyway as opposed to spraying on. 
So now you know why I changed my mind about dirty, grunge-y
prims. I'm apt to change my mind a lot, so don't mind me!


If you don't have this month's issue of Create & Decorate, it's also got some really nice folk art painting projects, more sew-
ing projects and punch needle, rug hooking a sampler and also
mixed medium projects. There are free projects included on the
website so don't forget to check if you aren't buying the
magazine. Here's the link again: Create & Decorate.


Ms. Peabody will be my next giveaway item after the sampler
I'm working on. Speaking of, I'm coming along with the sampler nicely, I'm starting the dividing band after her name 'Polly
Daggett' and there's the bottom urns and the rest of the borders.
I'm having a harder time with the borders than anything else,
so I'm leaving them for the end. They were supposed to be done
first but I was making too many mistakes! (like Polly)


Hugs to all my Primmies,


Susan

MY FIRST BLOG AWARD

Dear Primmies:


Today when I arrived home from a doctor's appointment there was a blog comment waiting for me from Robin of
The Primitive Hutch blog. She had been given the above award
"The Versatile Blogger" and when you get it you are supposed 
to pass it along to 15 other bloggers. She chose to do 10, easier
to do Robin said. And I was one of her ten choices. I'm so
pleased and thrilled that Robin included me.  Thank you so much Robin!                                                                                     Please read her Post HERE where she explains what the award is about and  to learn some fun facts about Robin that you might not know. 
My part of accepting the award is that I choose 10 bloggers whom I think do a variety of things well at once and to write about my 7 random things that you might not know about me!
I'll be getting my list together for bloggie love and thinking about the 7 random things for this weekend.
Thanks again, Robin. I am happy to receive the award.
Hugs,
Susan

WHO DOESN'T LOVE CHOCOLATE?

Good Morning, Primmies ~

We're going visiting today to Jacqueline's blog
Purple Chocolat Home for another of her beautiful
tablescapes.
This was inspired by a book called "Chocolate Chocolate",
a true story about two sisters who dreamed of owning their
own chocolate shop.
You can read about their story HERE on Jacqueline's blog.
I leave you with more 'eye candy' :

Courtesy of Purple Chocolat

Courtesy of Purple Chocolat

Courtesy of Purple Chocolat

Courtesy of Purple Chocolat

Ahhhh... chocolate bliss

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WEDNESDAY WISH LIST

copyright Elsie Old Time Rabbit From Kentucky Primitives copyright

Update: The post says the pictures have the respective links to them but they don't. The patterns are from
Here Kentucky Primitives . Sorry everyone.

Hi, Primmies ~ It's my Wishlist Wednesday, some of the patterns I want to buy and work on. There will be a page for me to refer to and add to and I'd like to share with all of you.


The brand new "News From the Nest" arrived in my mailbox. It's the newsletter from The Prim Nest. They also have a blog if you don't already follow, the link is The Prim Nest Blog.
Hey, the newest thing I found there: make do's on doorknobs!
How cool is that.

Copyright Lucy'sLazyDayzPrimitives

There are a lot more patterns to see, some prim sheep that are
AHHH-dorable among many others.

 KENTUCKY PRIMITIVES

I found an awesome website for prim patterns. You may be familiar with them already but I wasn't. They tend to be on the extreme side but not too much. I love primitives and all but sometimes I think that something just looks too dirty.              The patterns here are quaint, whimsical and primitives.
Here are some pictures with links to their respective e-patterns.
(I am in no way affliated with the above company nor am I being renumerated, I just love the patterns and you know me by now, I love to feature artists and websites to spread the love!)

Copyright Prim Sheep Cupboard Ornie Kentucky Primitives copyright

copyright Miss Blossom Rabbit Pattern Kentucky Primitives copyright

There are so many more to see but these are just my fave picks.

When I get some pennies saved I'm getting one of these 

e-patterns and I intend on it being another giveaway item.

I'm tired today, kinda hurting. The new medicine they gave me is non-narcotic, I can't take any "good stuff" because of my intestines and tummy, so I take Ultram but they are 50 milligram instead of the time-released I was on. These I take on demand when I have pain and I can take 2 together, and take up to 6 daily. So with these and the new muscle relaxer I'm in a lot

better shape. I've cut back on the ice packs, too. Don't seem to need them as much. Isn't that great?

I'm sorry to say the mister is not any better. He wants to do the

Spinal Cord Stimulator but the surgeon doesn't want him to. His other two Primary Care and Spine Center docs want him to.

I think he should try it, it's the only implantable device that you can have in on a trial basis. I gets implanted permanently if it works for you.  Margie, are you reading this? Any of you out there suffering with back and leg/arm pain, this could be for you. Ask your doctor about this, it's also called SCS, Spinal

Cord Stimulator.

Did you see the father on UTube shoot his daughter's laptop after she ranted about her father and mother on Facebook?

He posted it on her Facebook page so that her friends could see what he did after they read her rant. I think a bat would have

been a little more appropriate. I don't like guns...

Mister is out doing errands, which is what I should be doing, but he's afraid to let me "out" after I fell last week in the driveway.

The kitties are sleeping around my feet and I'm trying to stitch on the sampler, but they seem to think that the floss is for them to take off across the room with. Boys, stop it...

Hugs,

Susan